Decisions made and lack of planning by the Trump administration limited President Biden's options on the #Afghanistan withdrawal, says NSC spokesman John Kirby.

"Transitions matter. That's the lesson learned here and the incoming administration was not afforded much of one," adds NSC spokesman.

"This is the result of months and month of work" by numerous US government agencies to review the #Afghanistan withdrawal, says NSC spokesman Kirby. "No effort here to obfuscate or bury something." (The summary was released 10 minutes before the start of today's White House briefing.)

"We learned from Afghanistan and we applied that lesson in Ukraine and Ethiopia," responds Kirby under questioning from White House reporters on the withdrawal report summary just released.

"These documents are sensitive and are classified" but Biden "has taken the extraordinary step" to share the after-action review with lawmakers, says NSC spokesman Kirby. "The idea is to learn from them" and apply the lessons learned, as needed.

"It's not hunting for heads," explains Kirby when asked about accountability in the classified after-action review on the #Afghanistan withdrawal.